Course Title: Apply site surveys and set out procedures to medium-rise building projects

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5201 Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Title: Apply site surveys and set out procedures to medium-rise building projects

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 110

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
BUIL5863C	City Campus	TAFE	130T Vocational Engineering	Face-to-Face or Workplace	Term1 2010, Term2 2011

Course Contact: Program Manager

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468

Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit specifies the necessary outcomes required for applying site surveys and set out procedures to medium-rise building and construction projects. It addresses the skills and practices required to measure, record and interpret data using measuring and levelling equipment and to set out building projects. The ability to operate specific surveying equipment and apply calculations and knowledge of the BCA and Australian standards are essential.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

There are no Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

BCGBC5006A Apply site surveys and set out procedures to medium-rise building projects

Elements:

1. Set out a T-shaped or L-shaped building on a selected site with minimal profiles. 2. Prepare and test levelling devices. 3. Operate levelling devices. 4. Identify specialised levellingand surveying equipment available on large building projects for various set out and checking procedures. 5. Compute coordinates, and bearings, and distances related to grids and general set out work on large   building sites.

Learning Outcomes

Overview of Assessment

This unit of competency could be assessed by applying survey and site set out procedures and selection and use of two (2) levelling devices to survey and set out building projects.